Tuesday, May 19, 2026
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Tag: NASA

Gobsmacked

“How’s your asteroid?” On Tuesday last week the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced that an asteroid measuring 40-90 meters (130 to 300 feet) wide...

Katy Perry to defy gravity in all-female space mission

Pop star Katy Perry is set to “shoot across the sky” this spring when she lifts off as part of a six-member, all-female crew...

Moon or Mars? NASA’s future at a crossroads under Trump 

Washington, United States—Is NASA still Moonbound, or will the next giant leap mean skipping straight to Mars?  Speculation is mounting that the Trump administration may scale...

Life’s ‘basic building blocks’ found in asteroid samples

Paris, France—Pristine samples of the asteroid Bennu transported to Earth contain the "basic building blocks" for life, shedding new light on the perennial question of...

NASA probe makes closest ever pass by the Sun

NASA's pioneering Parker Solar Probe made history Tuesday, flying closer to the Sun than any other spacecraft, with its heat shield exposed to scorching...

Trump names billionaire private astronaut as next NASA chief

US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated Jared Isaacman, a billionaire online payments entrepreneur and the first private astronaut to conduct a spacewalk, as...

Typhoons hitting Philippines are fewer but stronger, says weather expert

The Philippines observed a "decline in the frequency" of tropical cyclones forming and entering the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), according to a weather...

PAGASA: Nothing ‘unusual’ about storms hitting the Philippines in a month

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Monday there was nothing “unusual” about four tropical cyclones passing through the country...

‘Unusual’: Barrage of storms to hit PH baffles NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) called the simultaneous formation of four tropical storms in the Western Pacific Ocean that hit the Philippines...

Filipino team bags award at aerospace competition

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) reported that a team from Batangas State University (BatStateU) secured second place in the 5th Kibo Robot Programming Challenge...

NASA astronaut released from hospital after return from ISS

A NASA astronaut who was hospitalized upon return from the International Space Station for an unspecified medical condition was released Saturday in "good health,"...

NASA goes to Jupiter moon to probe possible life

Is there anywhere else in our solar system that could support life? An imposing NASA probe is due to lift off on Monday on...

South America treated to rare ‘ring of fire’ eclipse

Skygazers on the tip of South America were treated Wednesday to a spectacular "ring of fire" solar eclipse that was visible from Chile's Easter Island...

SpaceX launches mission to return stranded astronauts

A SpaceX rocket soared into the sky Saturday with two passengers on board, leaving two seats empty to return American astronauts who have been...
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